Scamman, Severt, Brackmann and Dowling honored with All-SCIAC Awards
PASADENA, Calif. – Claremont-Mudd-Scripps swept Athlete of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Coach of the Year in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) annual awards for women's basketball announced by the SCIAC on Mar. 5. As regular season and tournament champions, head coach of the Athenas, Kristen Dowling was named as the Coach of the Year. Senior Kimberly Scamman earned the Athlete of the Year award along with freshman Kailee Severt as the Newcomer of the Year. Additionally, sophomore Kris Brackmann earned a First Team selection.
Scamman earns her first Athlete of the Year award in 2014-15 after being named to the First Team in the 2013-14 season. She is in the top ten of five major statistical categories in SCIAC: points (3rd at 15.8 per game), shooting (4th at 47.2%), free throws (7th at 73.4%), rebounds (9th at 6.8 per game), and steals (1st at 64 in the season). Her single game high against a conference opponent was scoring 25 points on Feb. 21 for her senior day.
Severt topped SCIAC in shooting at 54.8%, almost six percentage points higher than the next player, making her the Newcomer of the Year. Severt came off the bench for the Athenas and was a huge contributor from the beginning of the season. She averaged 7.4 points per game in 16.6 minutes. She scored in double digits in nine games with a high of 14 points when she was 6-for-7 from the field on Feb. 4.
Brackman led the SCIAC in free throw percentage on the season at 84.6%. In SCIAC play, she was 92.3% efficient from the foul line. Brackmann averaged 12.9 points per game landing her in the top ten for scoring in SCIAC. She is 7th in steals with 44 on the season and her aggressive defense contributed to CMS being ranked 15th in the nation for scoring defense, allowing just 50 points per game.
SCIAC Coach of the Year honors go to Kristen Dowling, head women's basketball coach for Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. In her three seasons at the helm of the program, Dowling has coached the Athenas to two consecutive regular season titles amassing a perfect 16-0 record this season. The Athenas are repeat SCIAC Tournament Champions making their sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, second consecutive.
CMS faces Puget Sound on Friday, Mar. 6 at 5 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Check the women's basketball schedule for more information.
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